; 7bit *Medical Product Safety Network* *Highlighted articles include: * *Epidural Conduction Device Fractures and Complications of Retained Fragments [ ]*** The article gives tips to nurse anesthetists on how to prevent potential problems through good practices and encourages the practice of recording catheter retention in medical records and informing patients of retained devices... *FDA Requests Comments on Dissemination of Information on Unapproved Uses of Medical Products [ ]* "" The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on "Good Reprint Practices" for industry use in the distribution of medical or scientific journal articles and reference publications that involve unapproved uses of FDA-approved drugs and medical devices... *FDA Approves Drug-Eluting Stent for Clogged Heart Arteries [ ]* FDA has approved the Endeavor Coronary Stent for use in treating patients with narrowed coronary arteries, the blood vessels supplying the heart... *Managing Medical Device Recalls [ ]* Provides tips to healthcare facilities on what to do when a medical device recall has been initiated... *Surveyed hospitals: Only 10-30 Percent Use Successful CA-UTI Prevention Practices [ ]* A recent national survey of urinary tract prevention infection practices revealed that more than 50 percent of hospitals did not have a monitoring system for patients with indwelling catheters and greater than 70 percent did not monitor the duration the catheter was in place... *Testing the Technology Acceptance Model for Evaluating Healthcare Professionals Intention to Use an Adverse Event Reporting System [ ]* The results indicated that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, subjective norm, and trust had a significant effect on a professional's intention to use an adverse event reporting system... *Prevent Communication Breakdowns [ ]* A patient died after uneventful elective surgery because his implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was not turned back on after the procedure... *FDA Reminds Healthcare Professionals About Falsely Elevated Glucose Levels [ ]* FDA is reminding healthcare professionals of the potential for falsely elevated glucose readings in patients who have received parenteral products containing maltose or galactose, or oral xylose and are subsequently tested using glucose dehydrogenase based glucose monitoring systems... ** *You are buy onlined to the MedSun Website, part of U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). * *The content on the Homepage has been updated to reflect this month's Article items. 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FDA Requests Comments on Dissemination of Information on Unapproved Uses of Medical Products The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on "Good Reprint Practices" for industry use in the distribution of medical or scientific journal articles and reference publications that involve unapproved uses of FDA-approved drugs and medical devices...   FDA Approves Drug-Eluting Stent for Clogged Heart Arteries FDA has approved the Endeavor Coronary Stent for use in treating patients with narrowed coronary arteries, the blood vessels supplying the heart... Managing Medical Device Recalls Provides tips to healthcare facilities on what to do when a medical device recall has been initiated... Surveyed hospitals: Only 10-30 Percent Use Successful CA-UTI Prevention Practices A recent national survey of urinary tract prevention infection practices revealed that more than 50 percent of hospitals did not have a monitoring system for patients with indwelling catheters and greater than 70 percent did not monitor the duration the catheter was in place... Testing the Technology Acceptance Model for Evaluating Healthcare Professionals Intention to Use an Adverse Event Reporting System The results indicated that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, subjective norm, and trust had a significant effect on a professional's intention to use an adverse event reporting system... Prevent Communication Breakdowns A patient died after uneventful elective surgery because his implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was not turned back on after the procedure... FDA Reminds Healthcare Professionals About Falsely Elevated Glucose Levels FDA is reminding healthcare professionals of the potential for falsely elevated glucose readings in patients who have received parenteral products containing maltose or galactose, or oral xylose and are subsequently tested using glucose dehydrogenase based glucose monitoring systems... You are buy onlined to the MedSun Website, part of U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The content on the Homepage has been updated to reflect this month's Article items. This information can be viewed by clicking here. =09 =09 =09 =09 =09 Update your subscriptions, modify your e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Buy onliner Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. 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